"Being a monarchist - saying that one small group is born more worthy of respect than another - is just as warped and strange as being a racist."

"It's very hard to imagine the phrase 'consumer society' used so cheerfully, and interpreted so enthusiastically, in England."

"I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, one more fib won't hurt. But I am infuriated by the growing notion, posited in some touchy-feely quarters, that all women are, or can be, beautiful."

"No matter how old and glorious the models, sad indeed is the woman who sees fashion as a means of self-expression rather than an agent of social control."

"Love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"It is a humble truth that love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The simplest truths often reveal that a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."